好鬼 [－－]

Jyutping hou2 gwai2
Pinyin hǎo guǐ

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. very, so
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 副詞
    幾​咁​~​，​十分​之​咁​~​；​比好​鬼​死弱​一點​，​比​幾​咁​強一點
    quite; very; literally: very ghost
    • 呢個老細真係好鬼孤寒，對員工好刻薄，連原子筆用量都要計住。
      呢个老细真系好鬼孤寒，对员工好刻薄，连原子笔用量都要计住。
      This boss is so very miserly, he is mean to the staff, even the usage of ball pens are under monitor.
    • 你真係好鬼醒目嘅唧。
      你真系好鬼醒目嘅唧。
      nei5 zan1 hai6 hou2 gwai2 sing2 muk6 ge3 zek1.
      You are really goddamn very smart, you are.
  2. 近義詞
    好鬼死、幾咁
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 極 – 极
  2. 很
  3. 挺
  4. 非常
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    几时食饭呀？好鬼肚饿呀！
    幾時食飯呀？好鬼肚餓呀！
    gei2 si4 sik6 faan6 aa3 ？ hou2 gwai2 tou5 ngo6 aa3 ！
    • When are we eating? I'm hungry!
  2. Cantonese
    我返到屋企𠮶阵好鬼肚饿。
    我返到屋企嗰陣好鬼肚餓。
    ngo5 faan2 dou3 uk1 kei2 go2 zan6 hou3 gwai2 tou5 ngo6 。
    • When I got home, I was very hungry.
    • When I came home, I felt very hungry.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢句句咄住晒，真系好鬼乞人憎。
    佢句句咄住晒，真係好鬼乞人憎。
    keoi5 geoi3 geoi3 dat1 zyu6 saai3, zan1 hai6 hou2 gwai2 haat1 jan4 zang1.
    • Every word from his lips irks me, it is really irritating.
  2. Cantonese
    佢份人好鬼小心，做一题数要验算三次。
    佢份人好鬼小心，做一題數要驗算三次。
    keoi5 fan6 jan4 hou2 gwai2 siu2 sam1, zou6 jat1 tai4 sou3 jiu3 jim6 syun3 saam1 ci3.
    • He is a cautious and discreet man, as he often checks three times every maths question he has solved.
  3. Cantonese
    佢啲数学好鬼劲！
    佢啲數學好鬼勁！
    keoi5 di1 sou3 hok6 hou2 gwai2 ging6!
    • He is very good at mathematics.
  4. Cantonese
    我公司真系好鬼cheap，叫我去上海出trip，但系唔包保险！
    我公司真係好鬼cheap，叫我去上海出trip，但係唔包保險！
    ngo5 gung1 si1 zan1 hai6 hou2 gwai2 cip1, giu3 ngo5 heoi3 soeng6 hoi2 ceot1 cwip1, daan6 hai6 m4 baau1 bou2 him2!
    • My company is a cheapskate. They request me to take a business trip to Shanghai, but they don't cover my travel insurance!
  5. Cantonese
    呢个明星公开指责的士司机找少7毫子，真系好鬼cheap啰！
    呢個明星公開指責的士司機找少7毫子，真係好鬼cheap囉！
    ni1 go3 ming4 sing1 gung1 hoi1 zi2 zaak3 dik1 si2 si1 gei1 zaau2 siu2 cat1 hou4 zi2, zan1 hai6 hou2 gwai2 cip1 lo1!
    • This celebrity publicly criticized the taxi driver for giving change 70 cents short. What a cheapskate!